Throat Cancer Questions

NEVER use wrong /unproved/ without confirmation ..
cytology/histology /biopsy will confirm symptoms only.........till that time ....many infections/eating habits/smokes/drinks create the same problem ....many have been seen with full relief ....why not u also ask for trial

Depending on stage and extent of disease, the treatment can be radiation or radiation plus chemotherapy or surgery followed by radiation.
Share more details for further clarification.

Hello, Lybrate buses, It might be swollen tonsil with a sensation of a lump adjoining glottis, please.
You should drink lukewarm water.
•Gargle, twice with hot saline water.
•Tk, steam, twice. •Avoid, cold intake, exposure to cold climate, dust, smoke, junk food ,nicotine.•tk, homoeopathic medicine:
@ Baryta carb 30-6 pills,  thrice
•report wkly, your feedback matters for further follow up,  please.
Tk,  care.

The neck ultrasound will spot the nodal metastases but these findings have to be correlated with Direct Video-Laryngoscopy findings and confirmed by CT or PET-CTscans to stage the cancer and plan the treatment.

Hi, Welcome to the Lybrate.
Less likely to be the cancer.
These could be the symptoms of chronic sinusitis. I suggest you to get Xray of paranasal sinuses and a throat swab culture. To rule out the actual cause.

Sir, this looks like simple pharyngitis. U can try simple salt water gargles, plus analgesics. Yes smoking is injurious to health, stop smoking and get your throat checked by an ENT specialist.

You maybe suffering from allergic rhinitis and pharyngitis. You need to avoid the cause of your allergies and also take anti allergy medications. Please consult for prescription. If you have an infection and have fever you will need to do a course of antibiotics. For now do warm saline gargle and steam inhalation 3 times a day.

Hi lybrate-user,
I appreciate you seeking help for your aunt. Apparently, your aunt has been administered neo-adjuvant chemotherapy to reduce the tumor size so that it can be surgically resected later on. You need to do a risk benefit analysis with help from your onco-surgeon, and take a decision accordingly, fast. Simultaneously, an integrative treatment with alternative medicines can be of help in improving clinical outcomes. You can revert with all relevant details for further naturopathi...more

Dear lybrate-user, Kindly be more specific about the size, location and extent of cancer spread so that it will be possible to asses the stage of the disease process. And also give in detail about the RT and CT you had received. Cancer pain is definitely more debilitating and is difficult to keep in control. Over the counter pain killers can give temporary relief for certain period of time after which more potent analgesics at a shorter interval should be followed for pain palliation. You can co...more

You need to get your problem checked clinically to diagnose and treat it in the meantime do warm water saline gargles several times a day and take steam inhalation regularly twice a day.